http://www.colocode.com/ftcollins/traffic/fortcollins_traffic.htm#1801 is the clickable LINK to the above web page.

If you are viewing the above as highlighted/underlined text when connected to the world wide web --- you can probably click on it to go directly to the official Fort Collins, Colorado city web site --- giving the section of the traffic code which appears below.

Saying it in non-official language; the following says that public property, including any portion of a street or highway right-of-way within the city, may not be used for more than 48 hours of unattended public parking/storage of vehicles.

Enforcement of the following is by the city using the authority here granted to tow and store vehicles which are parked/stored in such an extended manner on public property.

Any citizen can call such unauthorized parking/storage to the attention of the police and ask that the "abandoned vechicle" --- as defined below --- be removed and stored.

If you are not viewing the above in a way that lets you click succesfully on the above URL to go to the web page directly; you may copy the following URL into a web brouser to go there:

http://www.colocode.com/ftcollins/traffic/fortcollins_traffic.htm#1801

This is provided here to help you assure yourself that the following is the official language of section 1801 in the Traffic Code of Fort Collins, Colorado. You may find all of the Traffic Code of Fort Collins, Colorado on the web side made available here. It is only section 1801 which is quoted below here as of April of 2008.

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PART 18 - TOWING AND STORAGE --- Of the Fort Collins, Colorado "Traffic Code"

1801. Authority to impound and immobilize.

(1) Definitions. As used in this Section:

(a) Abandoned vehicle means:

I. Any vehicle left unattended on private property for a period of twenty-four (24) hours or longer without the consent of the owner or lessee of such property or owner’s or lessee’s legally authorized agent;

II. Any vehicle left unattended on public property, including any portion of a street or highway right-of-way, within the City for a period of forty-eight (48) hours or longer;

III. Any vehicle left unattended on public property, including any portion of a street or highway right-of-way, within the City that is not registered or does not have a license plate with a current registration sticker attached thereto in violation of Sections 42-3-121 and 42-3-114, C.R.S., except as provided for in Section 42-3-103, C.R.S.;

IV. Any vehicle left unattended on public property, including any portion of a street or highway right-of-way, within the City that is in an inoperable condition. A vehicle shall be deemed to be in an inoperable condition if it is junked, wrecked, wholly or partially dismantled, missing essential parts or unable to perform the functions or purposes for which it was originally manufactured; or

V. A motor vehicle fitted with an immobilization device that is on public property and deemed to be abandoned pursuant to Section 42-4-1105(7)(c), C.R.S.

(2) No person shall abandon any vehicle upon public property or upon private property other than his or her own. Abandoned vehicles may be towed and impounded in accordance with the provisions of Title 42, Article 4, Part 18 and Part 21, C.R.S.

(3) Whenever any police officer, community service officer or parking service personnel finds a vehicle, attended or unattended, standing upon any portion of a street or highway right-of-way within the City in such a manner as to constitute a violation of this Traffic Code, such officer is authorized to cause the vehicle to be moved to eliminate any such obstruction or to tow and impound the vehicle in accordance with the provisions of Title 42, Article 4, Part 18 and Part 21, C.R.S.

(4) If the owner of a vehicle does not respond to a notice sent to him or her by the Clerk of the Court or Municipal Court Clerk’s Office pursuant to this Traffic Code and any Parking Services personnel, code enforcement officer, community service officer or police officer finds such vehicle standing upon any portion of a street or highway right-of-way or other public property within the City, then such officer is authorized to immobilize such vehicle by installing on or attaching to such vehicle a device designed to restrict the normal movement of the vehicle, provided that such personnel or officer shall attach to the vehicle a notice advising the owner, driver or person in charge of the vehicle that the vehicle was immobilized due to the failure to respond to a notice regarding illegal parking and that release from such immobilization may be obtained by contacting the Office of Parking Services or Office of Police Services and arranging for payment of all fines or other penalties applicable to such vehicle, including the charge established for immobilizing the vehicle, and arranging for a trial before the Parking Services Referee. Arrangements for release must be made within seventy-two (72) hours of immobilization. If no arrangements are made within that time period, the vehicle may be impounded.

(5) No vehicle which has been immobilized pursuant to this Section shall be moved by any person without first obtaining a release from such immobilization from the Office of Parking Services, nor shall any person deface, injure, tamper with or open, or willfully break, destroy or impair the usefulness of any immobilization device attached to a vehicle pursuant to this Section or remove or attempt to remove said device from such vehicle.

(6) Any person who violates Subsection (5) of this Section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable under Section 1-15(a) of the City Code. (Ord. 016, 2003 §1; Ord. 139, 2005 §4; Ord. 109, 2006 §14) 1802. Storage and disposal of abandoned and illegally parked vehicles. Vehicles removed from public or private property within the City and placed in storage as provided in this Traffic Code shall be stored and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of Sections 42-4- 1801 et seq., and 42-4-2100 et seq., C.R.S. (Ord. No. 016, 2003 §1) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------